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fattened here for the fall market. The soil pro- 

 duces good com, and if properly cultivated would 

 probably produce large crops of hemp. Some 

 parts are sprinkled over with a light growth of 

 small oaks and hickory. In other parts it is so 

 entirely destitute of any growth of wood, that for 

 a great distance not a single tree is to be' seen. 

 It so much resembles an old settled country, that 

 the traveller is constantly looking out for fences 

 and buildings. 



The town of Franklinton is situated at the forks 

 of the Scioto, forty-five miles above Chilicothe 

 by land, and about seventy by water. It was laid 

 out about the year 1798, by Lucas Sullivan, Esq. 

 on the west bank of the Scioto, opposite to the 

 mouth of 'Whetstone river, and on a beautiful 

 swell of ground, which gradually depends in every 

 direction from the centre of the town. It con- 

 tains about an hundred houses, ten or twelve of 

 which are built of brick. It is the seat of justice 

 for the county of Franklin, and has a handsome 

 brick court house, with a neat cupola. On one 

 side of the town is a delightful prairie, and on the 

 other the river Scioto, which renders the prospect 

 highly pleasing. The land around Franklinton, 

 in every direction, is rich and level, but, at a few 

 miles distant, wood and timber become scarce. 



Worthington is nine miles distant on the Whet- 

 stone river. It was laid out about the year 1805^ 

 by the Rev. James Kilboun and others from 

 Connecticut. The land in the virinity of this 



